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Posted on 6/2/10 at 1:50 pm to meauxjeaux2
thats what the one cnn image looks like, but I didn't think they had gotten that far?
Posted on 6/2/10 at 1:52 pm to Archie Bengal Bunker
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didn't think they had gotten that far
Riser is partially cut. They have removed the saw and are sending it to surface for refit or replacement. Presumably they will flange up another saw and get to cutting again. We ain't there yet.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 1:53 pm to meauxjeaux2
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oil shooting straight up from the top of the BOP.
Have they totally severed the riser yet?
Only partially. The oil shooting out sideways is coming out of the cut that the wire saw made. So that tells you how much progress they made before the saw jammed.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 1:55 pm to MountainTiger
thanks,it was a bad camera angle,I can see better now
Posted on 6/2/10 at 1:56 pm to JudgeHolden
Yeah, I see now that you say that. I hadn't looked in awhile. The little bity cut is the saws work. And I guess the big gash at the end was the shears work?
Posted on 6/2/10 at 1:56 pm to meauxjeaux2
When you look at that thing all I can think is "what a mess -- what a complete and utter mess!"
Am I alone in this?
I think we need Aquaman at this point folks....
Am I alone in this?
I think we need Aquaman at this point folks....
This post was edited on 6/2/10 at 2:01 pm
Posted on 6/2/10 at 2:00 pm to meauxjeaux2
I can't see a thing but that storm of oil down there. What a tragedy...
I'll admit it, the bayouprophet is not feeling very prophetic right now.
How can they - ROV guys - see anything at this point?
I'll admit it, the bayouprophet is not feeling very prophetic right now.
How can they - ROV guys - see anything at this point?
Posted on 6/2/10 at 2:01 pm to Archie Bengal Bunker
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Yeah, I see now that you say that. I hadn't looked in awhile. The little bity cut is the saws work. And I guess the big gash at the end was the shears work?
That's correct. The shear made pretty short work of the riser once they were able to cut off the other smaller pipes.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 2:02 pm to bayouprophet
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How can they - ROV guys - see anything at this point?
I think they try to stay out of the oil plume as much as possible. Visibility isn't really all that bad except right in the plume.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 2:03 pm to MountainTiger
Visibility:
ROV grab on below and use thrusters to force an upwards water flow.
ROV grab on below and use thrusters to force an upwards water flow.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 2:04 pm to bayouprophet
quote:they seriously need to hire a group of 10 year old kids to operate these things.
How can they - ROV guys - see anything at this point?
I saw one ROV operator try no less than 7 times to hook a tow rope to a hook.
Guarandamntee you a kid would have done it in 2 tries max.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 2:05 pm to meauxjeaux2
Here comes the band saw again.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 2:09 pm to omegaman66
yeah,I don't see the circular saw anymore
Posted on 6/2/10 at 2:09 pm to omegaman66
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Here comes the band saw again.
Is it going up or coming down? Hard to tell with the motion of the ROV.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 2:11 pm to MountainTiger
looks like it is still on it's way up.Been going up for about 2 hours now
Posted on 6/2/10 at 2:12 pm to meauxjeaux2
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looks like it is still on it's way up.Been going up for about 2 hours now
Yep. Looks like they're right at the surface. The saw just went from horizontal to vertical so maybe they're about to haul it aboard.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 2:14 pm to omegaman66
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Here comes the band saw again.
Why not have a backup saw ready.....how about ten backups to the backups.
Someone had to anticipate this possibly happening.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 2:18 pm to munchman
Munchman - you better be careful - clear thinking like that just might get you elected to an office!
good question...why not have 10 backups?
good question...why not have 10 backups?
Posted on 6/2/10 at 2:18 pm to munchman
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Why not have a backup saw ready.....how about ten backups to the backups.
Someone had to anticipate this possibly happening.
You don't know that it isn't. They probably don't want two saws in the water -- one going up and one going down -- at the same time for fear of collision. Sure, it is frustrating. But think how we would feel if the crashed those saws together and had to send in to the beach for another one.
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